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The Academy of Home Staging Announces Washington DC Class in August

Sunday, June 29th, 2014


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 26, 2014

The Academy of Home Staging is pleased to announce there are a few seats left for its upcoming Advanced Certification for Home Staging class that will be held in Washington D.C. August 4th 8th. This class will be taught by Nicci Parrish, the founder and owner of Impress Me! Home Staging, LLC

Students that enroll in this class will learn the art of home staging from a talented veteran of the business. Impress Me! Home Staging, LLC is a premier home staging and redesign company in the Washington DC metro area.

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Washington, DC Launches Digital DC in Support of Burgeoning Tech Community

Sunday, April 13th, 2014


Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 05, 2014

Ranked as the best educated city in America, the best city for college graduates, and No. 1 tech hotspot, Washington, DC has become an ideal city to start and grow technology companies. With a Five-Year Economic Development Strategy aimed at creating 100,000 new jobs and generating $ 1 billion in new tax revenue, Washington, DCs tech scene is rapidly expanding making the District an increasingly exciting headquarters for technology startups. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Washington, DC Economic Partnership have launched Digital DC, a marketing and branding campaign and economic development initiative to promote Washington, D.C. as the leading community in the innovation and high-tech economy.

The Digital DC initiative will enrich the technology ecosystem with:

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Hilton Worldwide and Englewood LLC Announce Plans for Homewood Suites Washington DC – US Capitol / Ballpark Area

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 03, 2014

Hilton Worldwide and Englewood LLC today announced plans for a 195-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton Worldwide’s international brand of upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotels, to be developed by KCG 50 M LLC, an affiliate of Englewood LLC, in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of downtown Washington, DC. Homewood Suites Washington DC – US Capitol / Ballpark Area will be located at 50 M Street SE, directly across from the Navy Yard Metro station, one block from Nationals Park and proximate to Capitol Hill, The Yards Park, and the National Mall.

Construction of the eleven-story building is expected to commence in the late 2014/early 2015 with opening planned for the second quarter of 2016.

Hilton Worldwide is actively expanding the Homewood Suites by Hilton brand in major urban markets throughout the United States, and we are excited to be working with Englewood to bring Homewood Suites to this rapidly growing area, said Bill Duncan, Global Head, Homewood Suites by Hilton.

Ken Finkelstein, President of Englewood LLC, said, We are very excited to be working with Hilton Worldwide. This product is the perfect fit for the vibrant, diverse mixed-use environment that is developing in and around the Capital Riverfront area of Washington.

KCG 50 M LLC is a collaboration between Englewood LLC and CG Investments, a Washington, DC real estate investment and development organization formed by Greg and Candy Fazakerley subsequent to their ownership and management of Development Resources, Inc. (DRI), one of the leading private real estate development firms in the Washington, DC region. This is the two firms’ second such venture; they are also jointly developing a 208-key select service hotel in the Harbor East submarket of downtown Baltimore, with delivery scheduled for late this year.

Upon completion, Homewood Suites Washington DC – US Capitol / Ballpark Area will contain 195 attractively designed guestroom suites with a contemporary d

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Boston Properties Washington D.C. region becomes the 300th company to sign up for The News Funnel

Saturday, March 16th, 2013


New York City (PRWEB) March 12, 2013

The News Funnel, a new, free website that enables real estate professionals to create a customized news funnel based on their unique preferences, has announced that more than 300 companies are now using the site’s Company News Channel service to upload their content directly to the site’s several thousand subscribers.

Since launching in the real estate industry this past spring, The News Funnel has grown to now offer its free site throughout the east coast. The News Funnel scans thousands of publications and blogs to deliver a customized news stream for its subscribers. Whats also unique about the site is that it allows companies to upload their own news to the site via their own News Channels and therefore reach industry professionals instantaneously without any editing. The 300 plus companies that have created News Channels represent a broad cross section of the industry including developers, REITS, brokers, engineers, architects, marketing firms, mortgage brokers, banks and many more. The site also curates news for every aspect of the real estate industry such as office, industrial, retail and residential.

“We are very proud to now have over 300 companies using our site to distribute their original content directly to the industry,” stated Michael Beckerman, founder and CEO of The News Funnel. “One of the primary goals of our site is to create the largest database of industry news, both from the media as well content from companies themselves. As we continue to expand nationally, we anticipate the growth of our corporate users will be increasing at an aggressive pace. Companies recognize that with The News Funnel they can reach their target audiences incredibly efficiently, without any third party editing of that content, and as often as they like without any cost. The feedback we have received from our corporate clients has been incredibly positive as a result,” Beckerman added.

A few of the most recent Company News Channels established on The News Funnel include:

Boston Properties Washington, D.C.

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/boston-properties-1

CoreNet Global Mid-Atlantic Chapter

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/corenet-global-mid-atlantic-chapter

The Rockefeller Group

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/rockefeller-group

American Real Estate Partners

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/american-real-estate-partners

CompStak

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/compstak

RetailMLS, LLC

http://www.thenewsfunnel.com/companynewschannel/retailmls-llc

About The News Funnel

The News Funnel is a free, web-based news aggregator for real estate professionals that sources industry-specific news from trade publications and major media sources. Subscribers create customized news feeds for their geographic market, industry segment and areas of interest that are accessed on their personalized home page or via a daily email.

The News Funnel features Company News Channels (CNCs) web pages that are available at no charge to companies to upload press releases, event notifications, blogs and market research reports that are then distributed into the funnels of subscribers. The website also features simple and advanced search capabilities. Aggregated content is stored for six months and users can search this content by keyword, market, industry segment or area of interest.

Headquartered in New York City, The News Funnel was founded by Michael Beckerman, a 25-year veteran of the public relations and media industries. The News Funnel launched in mid-2012 and is now curating news in a total of six markets, including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Washington, D.C. For more information visit http://www.thenewsfunnel.com.







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Artisan Business Group to host EB-5 investment and finance seminar in Washington, DC October 15, 2012

Monday, October 8th, 2012

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 06, 2012

Artisan Business Group Inc., is to host an EB-5 finance workshop for EB-5 regional centers, commercial real estate developers and capital-seeking businesses in Washington, DC, October 15, 2012. The EB-5 workshop at Courtyard Arlington Crystal City Hotel/Reagan National Airport will exclusively focus on EB-5 regional center activities, project marketing and investor procurement in China and Korea.

The one day event will feature an honorary guest and speaker Mr. Charles Wang, Co-founder and CEO of GreenTech Automotive. The GTA has recently opened its manufacturing facility in Mississippi. GTA successfully raised EB-5 funding in China and other foreign countries. The GTA project is one of the very few manufacturing-related EB-5 programs that has successfully utilized EB-5 finance and created hundreds of American jobs in the U.S. Mr. Wang will share his personal story and insights of raising EB-5 capital for an All-American manufacturing plant in the state of Mississippi. Angelique Brunner, President of EB-5 Capital, will also be speaking at the event. Ms. Brunner is responsible for sourcing and structuring all projects for EB-5 Capital, including the Marriott Convention Center hotels and City Market at O Street Market in Washington, D.C, as well as the Sugarbush Ski Resort in Vermont.

Other VIP speakers include Brian Su, Artisan Business Group, Inc.; Jeff Carr, Economic & Policy Resources, Inc.; Kate Kalmykov & Steve Anpoell, Greenberg Traurig; Victor Shum, JMBM; Hong Yu, Wailian Overseas Group; Michael Gibson, USAdvisors.org; John Jiang, Micon International, John Li, EB5Supermarket, and David Hirson, Fragomen Irvine California Office.

The re-authorization of three years extension of the EB-5 regional center program has just been signed by President Obama. For more information and registration regarding the DC EB-5 seminar, please visit: http://www.EB5NewsBlog.org

Press Contact:

Mr. Tyler McKay

(217) 899-6661

Artisan Business Group, Inc.

http://www.EB5NewsBlog.org







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